PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian authorities have crippled a criminal gang that raked in RM14.5 million (S$4.7 million) in the last four years to help illegal foreign workers and foreigners with expired visas to remain the country. Sources say the authorities have arrested 46 people, including 27 Immigration officers and 14 agents for […]
PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian authorities have crippled a criminal gang that raked in RM14.5 million (S$4.7 million) in the last four years to help illegal foreign workers and foreigners with expired visas to remain the country. Sources say the authorities have arrested 46 people, including 27 Immigration officers and 14 agents for […]
JAKARTA (JAKARTA POST/ASIA NETWORK) – Losses suffered by Indonesia’s tourism industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic have exceeded Rp100 trillion (S$9.5 billion), a business association said. Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) data show that the current situation has led to massive layoffs within the industry, with around 550,000 hotel employees, or around 78.5 per […]
JAKARTA – The Indonesian government’s flip-flops over the timing of a Covid-19 vaccination roll-out has cast doubts that an earlier announced mass vaccination programme will start in December this year. At a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday (Nov 17), several Members of Parliament noted that the delays have sparked doubts among the public on the safety […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who repeatedly abused her family’s Indonesian domestic helper, before the victim fled by climbing down 15 storeys through a balcony, has been sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ jail. Between January and April 2018, Nuur Audadi Yusoff tormented Ms Sulis Setyowati, 24, multiple times, including by slapping her face and […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who repeatedly abused her family’s Indonesian domestic helper, before the victim fled by climbing down 15 storeys through a balcony, has been sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ jail. Between January and April 2018, Nuur Audadi Yusoff tormented Ms Sulis Setyowati, 24, multiple times, including by slapping her face and […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Three ex-Hong Kong lawmakers were arrested in connection with a disruptive protest in the legislative chamber, as the Beijing-backed government ramps up pressure on the city’s beleaguered opposition. Eddie Chu, Raymond Chan and Ted Hui were arrested by police Wednesday morning (Nov 18), the former lawmakers wrote on their Facebook pages. […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Three ex-Hong Kong lawmakers were arrested in connection with a disruptive protest in the legislative chamber, as the Beijing-backed government ramps up pressure on the city’s beleaguered opposition. Eddie Chu, Raymond Chan and Ted Hui were arrested by police Wednesday morning (Nov 18), the former lawmakers wrote on their Facebook pages. […]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives for the news conference following the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he is open to a $500 billion package aimed at alleviating economic pain […]
SINGAPORE – Initially planned to take place in Paris, this year’s Unesco intangible cultural heritage meeting will instead be held online from Dec 14 to 19 in view of the pandemic. Over the six days, all 42 submissions this year, including Singapore’s nomination of its hawker culture, will be deliberated over and the results announced. […]